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15 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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Noun
Promptness in response Cheerful readiness She accepted the invitation with alacrity- i could tell she was excited |
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Ambivalence
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Noun
Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings Uncertainty as to which approach to follow |
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Antagonism
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Noun
Opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle The antagonism of democracy to dictatorship |
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Caprice
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Noun
A sudden, impulsive action A sudden change The caprices of the weather made it hard for me to plan the picnic |
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Confederate
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Adj
United in a league Allied |
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Coquette
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Noun
A flirtatious woman The coquettish movie star flaunted to get what she wanted |
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Coup d'etat
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Noun
A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics The violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group |
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Deprecatory
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Adj
Apologetic I turned in my late homework in a deprecatory manner |
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Despondent
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Adj
Feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression After getting the news of not getting into my number one college, i went through the rest of the day with a feeling of despondent |
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Ennui
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Noun
A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction Boredom The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui |
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Effulgence
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Noun
Radian splendor Brilliance |
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Evanescence
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Adj
Tending to vanish like vapor |
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Expedient
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Adj
Suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance Noun A means to an end The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor |
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Extraneous
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Adj
Coming from the outside Having no relevance Extraneous light Extraneous ornamentation An extraneous digression |
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Impervious
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Adj
Not allowing entrance or passage Not capable of being damaged or harmed Although I got locked out in the rain, my impervious rain coat kept me dry |
